LifeHiscost Posted May 29, 2012 Posted May 29, 2012 _______or something not politically correct? From: Rochelle Boyl Subject: Prayer never ceases to amaze me.... To: "Rochelle Boyl" Date: Monday, May 17, 2010, 1:00 PM I received this this afternoon and I was brought to tears. I pray you all gain a blessing from reading this. This beautiful story was written by a doctor who > worked in Central Africa > One night I had worked hard to help a mother in > the labor ward; but in spite of all we could do, she died, leaving us with a > tiny, premature baby and a crying two-year-old daughter. We would have > difficulty keeping the baby alive; as we had no incubator (we had no > electricity to run an incubator). We also had no special feeding facilities.. > Although we lived on the equator, nights were > often chilly with treacherous drafts. One student midwife went for the box > we had for such babies and the cotton wool that the baby would be wrapped > in. Another went to stoke up the fire and fill a hot water bottle. She came > back shortly in distress to tell me that in filling the bottle, it had burst > (rubber perishes easily in tropical climates). > >'And it is our last hot water bottle!' she > exclaimed. As in the West, it is no good crying over spilled milk, so in > Central Africa it might be considered no good crying over burst water > bottles. They do not grow on trees, and there are no drugstores down forest > pathways. > > 'All right,' I said, 'put the baby as near the > fire as you safely can, and sleep between the baby and the door to keep it > free from drafts. Your job is to keep the baby warm.' > >The following noon, as I did most days, I went to > have prayers with any of the orphanage children who chose to gather with me. > I gave the youngsters various suggestions of things to pray about and told > them about the tiny baby. I explained our problem about keeping the baby > warm enough, mentioning the hot water bottle, and that the baby could so > easily die if it got chills. I also told them of the two-year-old sister, > crying because her mother had died. > >During prayer time, one ten-year-old girl, Ruth, > prayed with the usual blunt conciseness of our African children. 'Please, > God' she prayed, 'Send us a hot water bottle today. It'll be no good > tomorrow, God, as the baby will be dead, so please send it this afternoon.' > >While I gasped inwardly at the audacity of the > prayer, she added, 'And while You are about it, would You please send a > dolly for the little girl so she'll know You really love her?' > >As often with children's prayers, I was put on the > spot. Could I honestly say 'Amen'? I just did not believe that God could do > this. Oh, yes, I know that He can do everything; the Bible says so. But > there are limits, aren't there? The only way God could answer this > particular prayer would be by sending me a parcel from the homeland. I had > been in Africa for almost four years at that time, and I had never, ever, > received a parcel from home.. > Anyway, if anyone did send me a parcel, who would > put in a hot water bottle? I lived on the equator! > > Halfway through the afternoon, while I was > teaching in the nurses' training school, a message was sent that there was a > car at my front door.. By the time I reached home, the car had gone, but > there on the porch was a large 22-pound parcel. I felt tears pricking my > eyes.. I could not open the parcel alone, so I sent for the orphanage > children. Together we pulled off the string, carefully undoing each knot. We > folded the paper, taking care not to tear it unduly... Excitement was > mounting. Some thirty or forty pairs of eyes were focused on the large > cardboard box. > > From the top, I lifted out brightly-colored, > knitted jerseys. Eyes sparkled as I gave them out. Then there were the > knitted bandages for the leprosy patients, and the children looked a little > bored. Then came a box of mixed raisins and sultanas - that would make a > batch of buns for the weekend. > > Then, as I put my hand in again, I felt the...... > could it really be? > >I grasped it and pulled it out. Yes, a brand new, > rubber hot water bottle.. I cried. I had not asked God to send it; I had not > truly believed that He could. > >Ruth was in the front row of the children. She > rushed forward, crying out, 'If God has sent the bottle, He must have sent > the dolly, too! > >'Rummaging down to the bottom of the box, she > pulled out the small, beautifully-dressed dolly. Her eyes shone! She had > never doubted! Looking up at me, she asked, 'Can I go over with you and give > this dolly to that little girl, so she'll know that Jesus really loves her?' > > 'Of course,' I replied! > > That parcel had been on the way for five whole > months, packed up by my former Sunday school class, whose leader had heard > and obeyed God's prompting to send a hot water bottle, even to the equator. > And one of the girls had put in a dolly for an African child - five months > before, in answer to the believing prayer of a ten-year-old to bring it > 'that afternoon'. > >'Before they call, I will answer.' (Isaiah 65:24) > >When you receive this, say the prayer. That's all > you have to do. No strings attached. Just send it on to whomever you want - > but dosend it on. > > \\\Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive. > There is no cost, but a lot of rewards. Let's continue praying for one > another. This awesome prayer takes less than a minute. > > > > Heavenly Father, I ask you to bless my friends > reading this. I ask You to minister to their spirit. Where there is pain, > give them Your peace and mercy. Where there is self doubting, release a > renewed confidence to work through them. Where there is tiredness or > exhaustion, I ask You to give them understanding, guidance, and strength. > Where there is fear, reveal Your love and release to them Your courage. > Bless their finances, give them greater vision, and raise up leaders and > friends to support and encourage them. Give each of them discernment to > recognize the evil forces around them and reveal to them the power they have > in You to defeat it. I ask You to do these things in Jesus' name. Amen. > > > P.S. > Passing this on to anyone you consider a friend > will bless you both. Passing this on to one notconsidered a friend is > something Christ would do. God blesses! Quote Lift Jesus up!!
LifeHiscost Posted May 30, 2012 Author Posted May 30, 2012 Quote: "praise GOD" I can second that, dgrimm. God blesses! Quote Lift Jesus up!!
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